Acute Bronchiolitis and Croup

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-133

  Everard, Mark L ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute bronchiolitis; Croup; Wheeze; Wheezy bronchitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUTICASONE; HELIOX; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; COMMON COLD; CROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; OTITIS MEDIA; PALLOR; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHINOVIRUS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; WHEEZING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; EPINEPHRINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149213890     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.007     Document Type: Review

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